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Christmas Party featuring The Verlaines
20 November 2009 5:39pm | VBC
There is a certain cache among international artists for Flying Nun bands. In the 90s you had bands like Pavement name checking the Clean, even Kurt Cobain was a fan of Flying Nun. Lately it’s been the likes of No Age and Jay Reatard. Sub Pop keep ... More >>
Mitre 10 MEGA Raises $100,00 for Cancer Cure
20 November 2009 4:46pm | Breast Cancer Research Trust
Over the past month Mitre 10 Mega stores across the country have been holding a series of DIY Ladies Nights that has raised over $100,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Trust. Attracting over 7000 participants, the Ladies Nights featured both interactive ... More >>
Soroptimists Celebrate 70 Years of Sisterhood
20 November 2009 3:51pm | Soroptimist International
The country’s oldest branch of a little-known international women’s service club, the Soroptimists, celebrates its 70th anniversary in Wellington this Sunday (Nov 22 2009). Over the years, Soroptimist International Wellington has been working hard ... More >>
MySpace Black Curtain Presents Zombieland
20 November 2009 3:47pm | Myspace.com
MySpace Black Curtain presents a screening of ZOMBIELAND on the 2nd December in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. More >>
Movember Gala Partes Announces Events
20 November 2009 1:06pm | Movember
It’s time to celebrate the mo and the month of Movember bringing a new level of awareness to prostate cancer and men’s depression at the spectacular annual Gala Partes. Mo Bros (dressed to suit their Mo) and Mo Sistas (dressed to suit their Mo ... More >>
Portage Ceramic Award Winners Exhibited at Lopdell
20 November 2009 12:42pm | Lopdell House Art Gallery
Dunedin artists took centre-stage at this year's Portage Ceramic Awards, winning the premier prize with two large-scale, colour-infused works described by the judge as ambitious in concept, form and materiality. The winners were chosen from almost ... More >>
Book sheds light on life and work of Len Lye
20 November 2009 11:23am | Auckland University
With this bold statement, uttered in 1964, Len Lye (1901-1980) left little doubt that he would hold an integral place in New Zealand’s artistic landscape. Today, the filmmaker, kinetic sculptor, painter, photographer and writer is recognised as ... More >>
New Zealand Objects
20 November 2009 11:17am | NZ Objects
Our gallery space is situated in a part of the country that is generally considered the real N.Z. We are not really a collective, but should be considered a Post-studio gallery whose projects relate to this question: Does specialization in the N.Z. economy ... More >>
Exhibition at Vincents Gallery
20 November 2009 10:56am | Vincents Art Workshop
Women’s Day Show Featuring artists from Vincents Women’s Day Vincents Gallery Level 4, 84 Willis St More >>
Christmas Cheer Hits High Note in Lower Hutt
20 November 2009 10:54am | Hutt City Council
Lower Hutt’s Town Hall will be filled with song on Saturday 12 December as David Dell’s Take Note Singers fill the auditorium with Christmas cheer. The Hutt City Christmas Concert is a wonderful way to prepare for Christmas with the 190-strong ... More >>
Conservatoium of Music Concerns
20 November 2009 10:52am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury and the Arts Centre of Christchurch today sought to have a resource consent hearing for the proposed National Conservatorium of Music re-scheduled to allow more time for submitters to prepare and for design elements ... More >>
Top Guns Go South to Bolster Nelson Show
20 November 2009 10:30am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
At least two of the finalists from this year's Golden Shears open championship are expected to compete in the Nelson A and P Show Shears tomorrow [Saturday], giving a much welcome boost to the event. World champion and two-times Golden Shears champion ... More >>
Frugal families
20 November 2009 10:26am | oilyrag.co.nz
Living cheap… it’s a family thing. A number of oily raggers have asked for advice on what they can do to convince the rest of the family to live off the smell of an oily rag! It is certainly true that pinching pennies will be like pushing the proverbial ... More >>
Williams Amongst Favourites for Opening Tri Series
20 November 2009 10:25am | Triathlon New Zealand
Kiwi triathlete Keegan Williams will go into Sunday’s season opening Contact Tri Series race with good form under his belt after a runner up finish at the recent Karapiro Half Ironman, form that will likely see him start as one of the favourites ... More >>
Solace Remembers Those Lost to Suicide
20 November 2009 9:52am | Solace Support Group
Friends and family members lost to suicide will be remembered at a candlelighting ceremony in Grey Lynn on Sunday 22 November. The non-denominational service, organised by Solace Support Group – An organisation offering group peer support to those ... More >>
C4 and Telecom present The Non-Stop Gig
20 November 2009 9:50am | Telecom New Zealand
C4 and Telecom have joined forces to deliver a New Zealand first. On Sunday 6th December a collection of New Zealand’s hottest musicians will get together to perform a mammoth 12 hour gig - streamed live, and non-stop, on the internet. The only way ... More >>
Triathlon an increasingly a Contact sport
20 November 2009 9:32am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy today announced it has extended its relationship with Triathlon New Zealand (Tri NZ), with the addition of the Contact TriWoman Series and a Contact 1:2:1 Series for children. More >>
Young Kiwi's Rehearsal Smashes World Record
19 November 2009 5:25pm | BNZ Ukulele Festival
New Zealand kids have proven they have easily the biggest ukulele orchestra in the world. Gathering at Mt Smart on Friday November 13th to rehearse for this Saturday’s BNZ Ukulele Festival performance, 961 children from the Kiwileles, New Zealand’s ... More >>
NCWNZ Appreciates Bikers' Concern, Reciprocates
19 November 2009 5:03pm | National Council of Women
NCWNZ believes that the changes to ACC are in conflict with the governments obligations under CEDAW (Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women). Women, who are seeking ACC subsidised counselling for experiencing trauma ... More >>
Death and the Dreamlife gets second life
19 November 2009 4:56pm | Bats Theatre
After completely selling out the remaining dates of its season at BATS Theatre the critically-acclaimed production Death and the Dreamlife of Elephants is pleased to announce a Matinee show. The matinee will be performed this Saturday November 21 ... More >>
Canterbury Boys and Girls Ag Day Results
19 November 2009 4:40pm | Canterbury A and P Association
The Boys and Girls Agricultural Club Championship Day was held today at Canterbury Agricultural Park. Outlying Canterbury Primary Schools were given the opportunity to compete in livestock judging, similar to what they would experience at an A&P ... More >>
Adiago Returns to Downstage for the Holidays
19 November 2009 4:34pm | Downstage Theatre
In 2008 Adagio took circus to a sophisticated new level with a bold mix of physical theatre, live jazz and comedy. Audiences were enthralled and reviewer comments included: “Adagio offers a beautifully crafted hour of existential physical theatre.” John ... More >>
The Wishing Tree @ Bats
19 November 2009 4:16pm | Wellington Improv Troupe
An enchanting new improv show, The Wishing Tree, comes to BATS Theatre from 8 - 12 December, presented by the Wellington Improvisation Troupe (WIT). Based on a Japanese myth of love, luck and fate, a tree blossoms with genuine wishes as anonymously supplied ... More >>
Pirate City Rollers Season Final 28th November
19 November 2009 3:09pm | Pirate City Rollers
Roll on up to the biggest of bout of the season! See death-defying Dead Wreckoning take on the masters of masquerade, Mascara Massacre in the third and final game of Pirate City Rollers 2009 season on Saturday 28 November. With new acts taking the ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards
19 November 2009 3:05pm | Chapman Tripp
Winners will be announced at what is considered to be the grandest of all events for Wellington City's vibrant arts community, the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards to be held at the St James Theatre, December 6, 2009. More >>
Talking Turkey - Offering Our Best at Thanksgiving
19 November 2009 2:56pm | Downtown Community Ministries
19 November 2009 Downtown Community Ministry service users will enjoy a gourmet meal celebrating American Thanksgiving next Wednesday. More >>
Police Blitz On Drunken Violence
19 November 2009 2:55pm | New Zealand Police
Police commissioners from across Australia and New Zealand gathered in Perth today for the launch of a united stand against drunken violence. More >>
Independent Music NZ charts for week to 15 Nov
19 November 2009 2:48pm | Independent Music New Zealand
Congratulations to Shapeshifter for absolutely smashing the number one spot on the album charts this week with "The System is a Vampire". 'A truly unique and unprecedented meeting of human energy and electronic influence, a voyage from uplifting and anthemic ... More >>
Stroke And Stride Race Report
19 November 2009 2:44pm | Stroke and Stride
RACE REPORT It would be being charitable and also highly accurate to describe the spring weather in Auckland as changeable. The forecast for Race #2 in the 2XU Stroke & Stride Series was extreme with three figure wind speeds, thunder storms and ... More >>
10th annual Arts Foundation Laureates announced
19 November 2009 1:03pm | Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Each of the five Laureates will receive a $50,000, no-strings-attached donation to celebrate their past achievements and invest in their future. “The Laureate awards are about recognising senior New Zealand artists who have a substantial track record ... More >>
Save the Children NZ volunteers recognised
19 November 2009 12:48pm | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand is recognising six volunteers who together have contributed a combined total of over 150 years of dedicated service. More >>
RNZFB farewells longstanding Chair
19 November 2009 12:41pm | Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind
The Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind’s (RNZFB’s) Chairman Don McKenzie has retired from his role as Chair of the Board of Directors. He stepped down from his position formally at the Foundation’s recent Annual General Meeting. More >>
Ploughing money into Child Cancer
19 November 2009 12:35pm | Tractor Trek
A convoy of vintage and classic tractors will be travelling the length of the South Island early next year in a bid to raise funds for Child Cancer. More >>
City Mission feeling economy downturn
19 November 2009 12:23pm | Wellington City Mission
Normally at this time of year, The Wellington City Mission has over 400 Christmas wrapped boxes delivered into corporate workplaces and government organisations in the Wellington region, ready to be filled with Christmas gifts. This year, only two ... More >>
Ten teams head to World Jetsprint Champs
19 November 2009 12:14pm | Inspire Group
Ten New Zealand teams are heading to Australia for the two-round 2009 UIM World Jetsprint Championships starting on 21 November, including defending World Superboat title champion Peter Caughey of Christchurch. More >>
Mayor’s delight at Jackson premiere for city
19 November 2009 11:17am | Wellington City Council
News release 18 November 2009 Mayor’s delight at Jackson premiere for city Hollywood is returning to Wellington with the announcement of another red carpet premiere for the city. Mayor Kerry Prendergast said she was delighted with the ... More >>
High Hopes For NZ Medals At Taekwon-Do Champs
19 November 2009 11:15am | International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand
Key members of the 45 strong New Zealand Taekwon-Do team have a real chance of becoming world champions at the ITF X Junior World and the XVI Senior World Taekwon-Do Championship at Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires) Argentina, on the 26th to the 29th of November says ... More >>
International Jazz And Blues Festival
19 November 2009 9:19am | Black Balloon
Prepare to be transported to the blues zone by the celebrated Billy TK Jnr and a clutch of top-flight guest artists at the International Jazz and Blues Festival this summer. More >>
Volunteers Vital For Cycle Challenge
19 November 2009 9:15am | Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
Volunteers will once again be the driving force behind the 2009 Wattyl Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge when an expected 10,000 cyclists converge on Taupo on November 28, 2009. More >>
Official New Zealand Music Chart 18 November 2009
18 November 2009 4:36pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart
Black Friday, November 13 2009, has proved to be the lucky tipping point for local drum n bass outfit Shapeshifter. In three short days since the Christchurch band’s new album The System Is A Vampire went on sale, it outsold all-comers to claim the ... More >>
Auckland Museum Explores Magic of the Rose
18 November 2009 4:25pm | Auckland Museum
Is there any flower more romantic than the rose? On 4 December, Auckland Museum opens the second chapter of its Wonderland exhibition: The Magic of the Rose. The exhibition unravels the fascinating lineage of this flower family and explores fabulous tales ... More >>
Groove Armada Coming To NZ
18 November 2009 4:09pm | Big Day Out
Picture yourself, arms in the air, jumping in unison with thousands of others: you’re Superstylin’. Picture yourself, swaying as a trombone wails and the sun goes down: you’re At the River. Now picture yourself in a state of musical euphoria… You’re ... More >>
1am Instant Kiwi Scratch Has Family In Tears
18 November 2009 3:52pm | New Zealand Lotteries
An Auckland great-great grandmother who tried to alleviate her insomnia by scratching a $5 Jumbo Crossword Tropical Instant Kiwi ticket at 1am, found herself awake all night when the ticket showed she had won $100,000. The great-great grandmother was ... More >>
Age Concern: Stop Abuse, Stop Ageism
18 November 2009 3:49pm | Age Concern
Age Concern believes that elder abuse and neglect has its roots in ageism and lack of respect for older people. "Elder abuse is not okay whether it's in a resthome or someone's own home, and we all have the ability to do something about it. "If ... More >>
Sovereign Harbour Crossing To Stop Marine Traffic
18 November 2009 2:49pm | Sovereign
Marine traffic on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour will this Saturday come to a complete halt to make way for close to 1400 swimmers who will take to the sea at Bayswater on the North Shore and head 2.8km across the harbour to Viaduct Harbour in Auckland ... More >>
NZCPN Awards Efforts to Protect Flora
18 November 2009 2:46pm | NZ Plant Conservation Network
Rescuing a lowland swamp forest, protecting native plants on private land, and raising awareness of the endangered kakabeak are all initiatives recognised in awards announced by the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network (NZPCN) this week. Those honoured have ... More >>
Author purchases remaining stock of Trowenna Sea
18 November 2009 1:52pm | Penguin Books NZ
New Zealand writer Witi Ihimaera is to purchase the remaining warehouse stock of the novel The Trowenna Sea from his publisher Penguin Group (NZ). At the same time Penguin has announced that it is offering to take back stock from any bookseller ... More >>
Irrigators could suck rivers dry
18 November 2009 1:48pm | Word of Mouth Media
Environment Canterbury’s decision to give Central Plains Water, a private company, consent to take water from the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers for irrigation on the Central Canterbury Plains has resulted in a protest art exhibition in Christchurch ... More >>
Art exhibition at Sol Square next week
18 November 2009 1:32pm | Word of Mouth Media
Retrospective sensual art and holographic photo works feature in the pre-Christmas New Zealand Limited Ink Art exhibition at Sol Square in Christchurch next week. More >>
NZ Bench Officials appointed by IFNA
18 November 2009 1:18pm | Netball New Zealand
Netball New Zealand confirmed today seven New Zealand Bench Officials have been offered Technical official roles at the Netball during the Commonwealth Games in India 2010. More >>
Mysery Girl Presents New Album
18 November 2009 12:58pm | Mystery Girl Presents
Mystery Girl, Galesburg and 95bFM are straight up stoked and hands down delighted to bring you another of Brooklyn's finest. Ladies and gentlemen, listen up! This band is one of the most talked about for good reason - because they are good. Very ... More >>
Help make Christmas happier for New Zealand kids
18 November 2009 11:34am | Professional Public Relations NZ Ltd
Please find below details of New Zealand’s City Missions’ call for toy donations for Christmas. More >>
Women boldly going where no woman has gone before
18 November 2009 11:32am | Shewee
Women boldly going where no woman has gone before! Keep your pants on Ladies! Shewee is finally here to prove that girls CAN do anything! Yes, the final frontier has been forged as Shewee bursts onto the scene at the 2009 Girls Day Out in Auckland ... More >>
National Concerto Competition Has Record Entries
18 November 2009 11:22am | National Concerto Competition
The 43rd National Concerto Competition for classical musicians under 25 has attracted a record 51 entries from around New Zealand. “We are excited by the number and variety of instruments for this year’s competition” says NCC Manager Howard Harvey. ... More >>
Brother Christmas Spectacular 2009
18 November 2009 11:17am | Upper Hutt City Council
Wellington region families are set to be wowed by top Kiwi entertainers at the Brother Christmas Spectacular in Fraser Park, Taita, next month, which promises to be a dazzling evening of music, dancing, fun and fireworks. The free community event, being held ... More >>
RENT is Coming to Auckland
18 November 2009 10:55am | The Edge
RENT, the scorchingly hot modern take on Puccini's La Boheme, comes to The Civic, THE EDGE in Auckland for a strictly limited season starting April 22. This Pulitzer and 10-times Tony Award-winning musical described by Rolling Stone magazine as "a ... More >>
Golden Girl Of NZ Showjumping On Form In Vienna
18 November 2009 10:41am | Black Balloon
New Zealand's golden girl of showjumping has once again produced a run of top results. This time Germany based Samantha McIntosh has found form at the 2009 Festival of Horses in Vienna today). More >>
Communities Benefit From Meridian Fund
18 November 2009 10:39am | Meridian White Hill Community Fund
Five community groups have benefited by almost $23,000 in the latest round of funding from the Meridian White Hill Community Fund. The largest contribution went to the Northern Southland Community Resource Centre, which received $11,000 to help it to ... More >>
Samoan language lives on abroad
18 November 2009 10:14am | Victoria University of Wellington
A new Samoan language coursebook written by Victoria University Senior lecturer Galumalemana Afeleti Hunkin shows the growing prominence of the Samoan language in New Zealand and the world. More >>
A Pink and Purple Striped Ambulance?
18 November 2009 10:10am | Wellington Free Ambulance
Distinctive thanks to their bright yellow colour, the ambulances driven by Wellington Free paramedics are set to undergo a temporary makeover – anything from polka dots to pink and purple stripes. More >>
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